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[ad_1] Chinese state media unleashed a torrent of criticism against Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, calling him “evil” and a liar, as Beijing tried to dismiss accusations of the US virus without sparking a confrontation with President Donald J. Trump. State media released a series of comments that attacked Pompeo …

[ad_1] The senior doctor on board the Ruby Princess told a NSW Health employee that “we just have to stop all cruise ships” from as early as 8 March, a special inquiry has heard, amid evidence revealing a litany of errors and confusion surrounding the last voyage of the ship …

[ad_1] Former Hong Kong CEO Leung Chun-ying, right, and Tung Chee-hwa attend a press conference in Hong Kong on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Two of Hong Kong’s former leaders launched a pro alliance. Beijing on Tuesday to defend “One Country Policy, Two Systems” and revive the city’s economy, after months …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A total of 4,559 overseas Filipino workers from different cruise ships are expected to disembark at the country’s ports by May 17, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Tuesday that the BI’s Seaport Operations Section and Immigration Regulation Division have …

[ad_1] (CNN) – Intelligence shared among the Five Eyes nations indicates that it is “highly unlikely” that the coronavirus outbreak has spread as a result of a laboratory accident, but originated in a Chinese market, according to two Western officials who cited a intelligence assessment that appears to contradict the …

[ad_1] ROME – Italians strolled through the park, grabbed cappuccinos to go, and paid their respects to the staggering death toll on Monday when the European epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic cautiously awoke from the continent’s first and longest blockade. People gather inside Rome’s Villa Pamphili park when it reopened …

[ad_1] There is no current evidence to suggest that the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese research laboratory, intelligence sources told The Guardian, contradicting recent White House claims that there is mounting evidence that this is how the pandemic started. Sources also insisted that a “15-page dossier” highlighted by the Australian …

[ad_1] At a televised Fox News town hall held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Donald Trump rejected a supporter’s advice to rein in his bullying tendencies and begin answering the press’s questions directly, instead blaming his belligerent style on the behavior of a “hostile” media. In a question played …

[ad_1] China wants to beat the world in the race to find a coronavirus vaccine, and, by some measures, it is doing exactly that. Desperate to protect his people and deflect mounting international criticism of how he handled the outbreak, he has cut red tape and offered resources to drug …

[ad_1] Italy is leading Europe in easing lockdown measures aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus, almost two months after the epidemic hit the continent. More than 4.4 million Italians went back to work on Monday after seven weeks of extraordinary restrictive measures. More: In Italy, Europe’s worst-hit …